About
Plaid Hat Games is the Ashland, Ohio board game studio founded by designer Colby Dauch, who started the company to publish Summoner Wars in 2009 after established publishers turned his design down. It is best known for Dead of Winter, Mice and Mystics and Summoner Wars, and reinvests the Summoner Wars profits into its designers and artists. The About page sets out a six-point internal definition of a great game: fun, meaningful decisions, direct interaction at the table, thematic, unique, and visually striking. The current range spans card-battle, survival-negotiation, adventure, skirmish, par…
Activity
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Latest Game
- The Monolith
- Latest Year
- 2026
- Games listed
- 105
Exhibitions
Official directories that list this publisher as an exhibitor. A listing does not confirm physical attendance.
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GAMA Expo
2026Listed exhibitor
Location: 1346
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Gen Con Indy
2026Listed exhibitor
Location: Exhibit Hall · Booth 2229
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SPIEL Essen
2026Listed exhibitor
Location: 3C415
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PAX Unplugged
2025Listed exhibitor
Location: 2651
Published Games(105)
| Game Name |
|---|
| Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein |
| Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein – The Secret Cabal Promo Cards |
| Aftermath |
| Ashes Ascendancy |
| Ashes Ascendancy: Natural Magic Expansion |
| Ashes: Dimona Odinstar Promo Cards |
| Ashes: Lulu Firststone Promo Card |
| Ashes: Orrick Gilstream Promo Card |
| Ashes Reborn: Red Rains – The Blight of Neverset |
| Ashes Reborn: Red Rains – The Corpse of Viros |
| Ashes Reborn: Red Rains – The End of Argaia |
| Ashes Reborn: Red Rains – The Flood of Moon Cove |
| Ashes Reborn: Red Rains – The Frostwild Scourge |
| Ashes Reborn: Red Rains – The Spawn of Shadowreck |
| Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Phoenixborn |
| Ashes Reborn: The Artist of Dreams |
| Ashes Reborn: The Boy Among Wolves |
| Ashes Reborn: The Breaker of Fate |
| Ashes Reborn: The Children of Blackcloud |
| Ashes Reborn: The Demons of Darmas |
| Ashes Reborn: The Duchess of Deception |
| Ashes Reborn: The Frostdale Giants |
| Ashes Reborn: The Ghost Guardian |
| Ashes Reborn: The Goddess of Ishra |
| Ashes Reborn: The Gorrenrock Survivors |
| Ashes Reborn: The Grave King |
| Ashes Reborn: The King of Titans |
| Ashes Reborn: The Law of Lions |
| Ashes Reborn: The Masters of Gravity |
| Ashes Reborn: The Messenger of Peace |
| Ashes Reborn: The Ocean's Guard |
| Ashes Reborn: The Protector of Argaia |
| Ashes Reborn: The Queen of Lightning |
| Ashes Reborn: The Roaring Rose |
| Ashes Reborn: The Scholar of Ruin |
| Ashes Reborn: The Song of Soaksend |
| Ashes Reborn: The Spirits of Memoria |
| Ashes: The Path of Assassins |
| Battlelands |
| Brumble Quest |
| Comanauts |
| Crystal Clans |
| Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game |
| Dead of Winter: Giggles |
| Dead of Winter: Kodiak Colby |
| Dead of Winter: The Long Night |
| Dead of Winter: Warring Colonies |
| Dungeon Run |
| Familiar Tales |
| Forgotten Waters |
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